Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

The silent influence of books, is a mighty power in the world; and there is a joy in reading them read more

The silent influence of books, is a mighty power in the world; and there is a joy in reading them known only to those who read them with desire and enthusiasm. Silent, passive, and noiseless though they be, they yet set in action countless multitudes, and change the order of nations.

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.

A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.

A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.

If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.

If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.

Great souls endure in silence.

Great souls endure in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.